NY athletes gone bad

Former Giants star Lawrence Taylor was arrested on May 6, 2010 for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl at a Rockland County hotel, authorities said. Taylor, 51, will be charged with third-degree rape, a charge that involves having intercourse with a minor.

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Jayson Williams is handcuffed after he was sentenced to five years in prison on Feb. 23, 2010 at State Superior Court in Somerville, N.J., for fatally shooting a hired driver in 2002.

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On Sept. 29, 2009, the Harris County, Texas District Attorney charged Edward “Chuck” Knoblauch with assaulting his common-law wife, Stacey Victoria Stelmach, by choking, a third-degree felony in Texas. Knoblauch pled guilty to misdemeanor assault in connection with the case on March 16, 2010. The couple reportedly are going through a divorce.

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Former Super Bowl star Plaxico Burress appears before judge Michael Melkonian for his sentencing at Manhattan criminal court. The Giants wide receiver was sentenced to two years in prison after accidentally shooting himself in the thigh at a nightclub and later reaching a plea deal on weapons charges.

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Former Yankees catcher Jim Leyritz listens to Broward Judge Marc Gold’s decision that Leyritz is entitled to bond as he awaits his DUI manslaughter trial in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Leyritz was jailed since he was charged with domestic battery against his ex-wife on July 2, 2009.

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While a member of the Steelers, Santonio Holmes was arrested in Miami Beach, Fla. on May 27, 2006 for disorderly conduct. Charges were dropped after Holmes paid a fine. Holmes was arrested for a second time on June 18, 2006 for domestic violence and assault in Columbus, Ohio. On Oct. 23, 2008, Holmes was arrested in Pittsburgh and cited by officers for possession of marijuana. After traded to the Jets, on April 29, 2010, according to a report filed by authorities at Pittsburgh International Airport, a flight attendant told police that Holmes wouldn’t turn off his iPod when requested and asked that officers speak to him. Holmes got off the flight and spoke to the officers, who reminded him to comply with regulations, but did not charge him.

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Former Giants wide receiver Mark Ingram was arrested after a month long run from charges of bank fraud and money laundering. He was sentenced to 7 years in prison and up to 5 years probation for bank fraud and money laundering after receiving money from law enforcement agents he thought were drug dealers.

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Dwight Gooden listens as assistant state prosecutor Pam Bondi explains the state’s position in Gooden’s domestic violence case, Aug. 26, 2005, in Tampa, Fla. Gooden will be jailed without bail until an October hearing, a judge ruled, three days after the former Mets and Yankees pitcher fled police during a DUI traffic stop.

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Suspended former Mets and Yankees star Darryl Strawberry looks away while apologizing to Hillsborough County Circuit Judge Florence Foster after being sentenced to two-years’ house arrest on Sept. 12, 2000 in Tampa, Fla. Strawberry pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of medication and leaving the scene of an accident.

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Former New York Jets star Mark Gastineau being escorted by police to face charges of violating a court order to stay away from a woman he is accused of beating.